• Getting Played Off a Hand

  by Roy Cooke

  My friend Sir Lance, a professional poker player, played a hand in a $30-$60 limit hold'em game that actualized itself quite differently from his intentions. A very aggressive player opened with a raise from the button. He was called by the small …continued

• Improving the World Championship

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Last year, the World Series of Poker championship event more than tripled in number of entrants, going from 839 in 2003 to 2,576 in 2004. I sure didn't expect it to more than double in 2005, but that's what happened, as 5,619 players competed …continued

• Thoughts on the 'Look-ahead'

  by Chuck Sippl

  There are differing thoughts in professional handicapping circles regarding the phenomenon known as the "look-ahead" concept. Some handicappers make a team's upcoming opponent a prime component of their handicapping mix. I believe the …continued

• Cruising into the Alaskan Sunset - Cruising the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'

  by Jan Fisher

  I don't know where the time goes. It seems that we were just returning from a European poker cruise a couple of weeks ago, and now I am writing about our Alaskan adventure. With five or six poker cruises a year, it seems that I am always either …continued

• To e or Not to e - Decisions, Decisions!

  by Max Shapiro

  I recently got an e-mail from the editor in chief of Card Player. Because of a format change, writers had to decide whether or not they wanted their e-mail addresses included at the end of their columns. Yes or no. Simple, right? Not for someone like …continued

• Wimp or Wise?

  by Michael Cappelletti

  While playing in a delightfully loose $5-$10 Omaha high-low game (with a kill) at Foxwoods, I was in the cutoff seat (next to the button) and picked up 3-2 with the J 6. Three players called in front of me. Is this a playable hand? I usually advocate …continued

• Be Nice

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Those players making their first move from online poker to a brick-and-mortar cardroom (b&m) may get a rude shock. The kind of behavior that some seem to think is permissible online is not only bad manners in a b&m, but may get them booted …continued

• A Stu Ungar Story

  by Mike Sexton

  I believe Stu Ungar was the greatest no-limit hold'em player of all time. His record (10 titles in major championship events) speaks for itself. He was relentless and had the ability to put an opponent on a hand like no one I've ever seen. To …continued

• Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow

  by Phil Hellmuth

  If you were to choose one TV table for ESPN at the 2005 World Series of Poker, which would it be: table A with Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and nine unknown amateurs, or table B with certain Hall of Famers Phil Ivey and John Juanda alongside …continued

• Some Winners in Stud; Some Position in Hold'em

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. Don't sit down. We're going to hike up to the top of the hill and roast hot dogs. I have everything packed, including the firewood. Let's go, my friend, and speak of our beloved game while overlooking the city lights. …continued

• Big Laydown, but the Correct Move?

  by Tom McEvoy

  I recently got an e-mail from Matt, one of my faithful readers, regarding a hand he played. I thought it was worth discussing, so here it is. Matt was playing in the main game at his local casino. The game was no-limit hold'em with blinds …continued

• An All-in $40-$80 Hold'em Hand

  by Jim Brier

  I was playing in a sevenhanded $40-$80 hold'em game at The Mirage in Las Vegas when the following hand came up. Since the hand involved actual players, I have changed their names to protect their identities. The game was loose-passive and the hand …continued

• Too Chicken or Just Conservative? You be the Judge

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Now that the World Series of Poker is over and the tournament schedule is a little lighter for me, I'm feeling rejuvenated and ready to get back into top form. I got married on Aug. 19, so this would be the first bit of poker I'd be playing as …continued

• World Poker Players Conference to Make Coast Debut

  by Linda Johnson

  Of all the poker special events in which I have the pleasure of participating each year, the World Poker Players Conference (WPPC) is my favorite educational event because it offers poker players the best chance to really improve their play and …continued

• Utility in Dealmaking

  by Lee H. Jones

  "One man's ceiling … " As the poker room manager at PokerStars.com, one of my more interesting duties is hosting the final table of our big no-limit hold'em tournament every Sunday afternoon. I chat a little with the players, …continued

• Play a Tournament With Me - Part I

  by Rolf Slotboom

  I rarely play tournaments. In fact, ever since I bought my new house, and with all of my writing/reporting/TV activities, I simply don't get to play much poker at all, whether it's cash games or tournaments, live or online. Also, because my …continued

• Greenstein's New Book Offers Unique Inside Look at High-Level Poker

  by Mark Gregorich

  In my last column, I reviewed Matt Matros' new book, The Making of a Poker Player, in which Matros traces his personal development as a player. The book I am reviewing here takes a considerably different approach. Barry Greenstein, one of the most …continued

• Understanding Poker Errors Through Prospect Theory - Part 1

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Player A makes the nut straight on the turn. One opponent probably has a flush draw, and another player has bet as if he were quite strong. Player A with the straight passes up the chance to raise on the theory that if a bad card comes on the river, …continued

• Facing an Overbet

  by Matt Lessinger

  It's the very early stages of a no-limit hold'em (NLH) freezeout tournament. You have the same $500 stack with which you started. The blinds are $10-$20, and you're in the big blind. Everyone folds to the cutoff, who surprisingly goes all …continued

• Interview With a Poker Player's Spouse - Part 1

  by Thomas Keller

  Lately, I have been hearing a lot about the difficulties of being a poker player's spouse. Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to interview my wife, Andra Keller, about being a poker player's spouse. She had so much to say that …continued

• Would a Legend Win the Legends of Poker?

  by BJ Nemeth

  In 2003, the World Series of Poker main event started with 839 players, and they were forced to play in two heats and start on different days. It was unheard of for a poker tournament. What a difference two years makes. Day One (Two Heats): Echoes of …continued

• Gambling on the Mississippi River

  by BJ Nemeth

  Once Joseph Hachem won $7.5 million in the World Series of Poker main event, it was time to take a break after six straight weeks of poker, culminating in the biggest poker tournament in history. The break is over. The WSOP Circuit events recently …continued

• Jennifer Tilly Reigns as Queen of Ladies Events

  by BJ Nemeth

  The World Poker Tour held its third Ladies Night Invitational at The Bicycle Casino recently. Two of the six seats were reserved for last year's returning champion (Isabelle Mercier) and the winner of a 566-player open ladies event held the day …continued

• Think Like a Game Theorist

  by Matt Matros

  In my last column, I provided an introduction to game theory as it applies to poker. Now I'd like to look at a particular no-limit hold'em situation and discuss how to think about it the way a game theorist would. Most poker strategies try to …continued

• The Dream to Play All That it Seems?

  by Joe Sebok

  "Dude, it won't be long before I am knocking you and Dad out of tournaments on the WPT. I'll be like, wham! Aces full!" This little nugget of wisdom was uttered to me by my 17-year-old brother, Nathan, recently. It got me thinking of …continued

• Positively Violette

  by Scott Huff

  For Cyndy Violette, poker has been more than a 20-year odyssey. From the pit in Binion's Horseshoe to Benny's Bullpen and World Series of Poker fame, she came up in the poker world at a time when the only way to learn was by doing. She's …continued

• Any Hand Can Win

  by Michael Craig

  This is the third of a three-part series about Ted Forrest, one of the world's best and most interesting professional gamblers. Part II of this series in the last issue followed Ted in his development as a high-stakes poker player and at The …continued

• Bluffing in the World Series of Poker Main Event - Part II

  by Matthew Hilger

  My last column looked at a couple of bluffs that I made during the World Series of Poker main event. One of them was successful and one of them cost me some chips. We will look at two more bluffs in this column. One of them took place at the end of …continued

• Ask Chip and Karina

  by Chip and Karina Jett

  Q: Describe your feelings about your experience at this year's World Series of Poker. Karina: Due to the increased popularity of poker, I had many opportunities this year to try my hand at a wide range of poker-related media activities. I hosted …continued

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